Make it Mayfair

With a spate of new openings, formerly fusty Mayfair is quickly becoming London’s most fashionable neighborhood—even gaining its own acronym, WoBo (“West of Bond“). Brown’s, left, the city’s oldest hotel, has recently reopened under the capable hands of Sir Rocco Forte after a seriously needed face-lift (Albemarle St., 44-20-7493-6020). The Wolseley, housed in an ornate building that was once a bank, is the preferred site for high-voltage breakfast meetings (160 Piccadilly, 44-20-7499-6996).

Skip the now ubiquitous food at Nobu, but stop in to check out the bar’s cool design and the hot crowd (15 Berkeley St., 44-20-7290-9222). For dinner book a table at Maze, left, the latest from hotshot chef Gordon Ramsay (10–13 Grosvenor Sq., 44-20-7107-0000).

With a spate of new openings, formerly fusty Mayfair is quickly becoming London’s most fashionable neighborhood—even gaining its own acronym, WoBo (“West of Bond“). Brown’s, left, the city’s oldest hotel, has recently reopened under the capable hands of Sir Rocco Forte after a seriously needed face-lift (Albemarle St., 44-20-7493-6020). The Wolseley, housed in an ornate building that was once a bank, is the preferred site for high-voltage breakfast meetings (160 Piccadilly, 44-20-7499-6996).